horsey
/ˈhɔː(ɹ)si/ · adj
Meaning
- Alternative spelling of horsy.
- A village in Norfolk, England, in the Broads.
- A surname.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors English horse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ey English horsey From horse + -ey (adjectival suffix).
- hors(Old English)→
- horsey (English)
- Relations: inh
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